Chili Billy

On October 11, 1014 I attended the graveside services for my brother Bill.  In talking to those in attendance I learned a bit about Bill. One fellow from his union, Dan Thompson, that knew him and was a good friend
told me and my family that they used to call him Chili Billy.  I like the Chili Billi spelling.  Bill got into cooking chili went he went out to California and lived with his sister and her husband for a while.  Bill loved to cook as did Karen and Tony who still attend chili cook offs and make chili or salsa.  I believe they have won awards for both.  Bill had a chili cook off at the park in Price, Utah one time.  Tony said it was 1999.  I know it was when Marvin was still alive because he was there.

I just wanted to share this experience.  I was very amused by the term "Chili Billi".  Creative and so much fun. Thanks to Bill's close friend Brian for all he has done for Bill. It was a lot.



Chili Billi and his oldest daughter Michelle.

Claims Located East of Cedar Mountain.

Snap Shots at Local Events

  There is a little doing right along in the mine locating business in this county.  During the past few days George T. Stenhouse, A. W. Warrington, Lorenzo Stenhouse and George W. Richmond, all of Salt Lake City, have had entered for record five claims in the vicinity of the Copper Boy mining property, two miles east of Cedar Mountains.  Henry Wade, Lars Frandsen, R. ace and George Frandsen of Price have located three claims two miles south of Cottonwood Wash and V. L. Acord of Castle Dale has located a claim in the most southeasterly portion of Buckhorn Flat. 

Emery County Progress
January 26, 1907

Salt Lake Herald
January 30, 1907 

Copper Claims in Cottonwood Wash and San Rafael Country.

Emery County

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  T. E. Norton and the Price boys have located thirty-eight claims in Cottonwood Wash.  The ore is high grade copper, and is about twenty miles southwest of the Lesieur mine.  They have also taken up a mill site on the Muddy.  

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  Report has it that James Jeffs has been offered $3000 for his copper claim, located down in the San Rafael country.  

Eastern Utah Advocate
June 15, 1899 

Harvey Hardy Headed for Zion.

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  Manager Harvey Hardy of the Hecker group of silver and lead properties down near Woodside went through Price the first of the week, headed for Zion.  He told The Advocate that a small force of miners is being worked right along in development, though no small amount of ore is being piled on the dump. 

Eastern Utah Advocate 

July 12, 1902

Good Looking Ores.

LARS FRANDSEN BRINGS

IN GOOD LOOKING ORES

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  Lars Frandsen came in last week from the San Rafael country, where he recently located a number of claims which carry gold, silver and copper, according to assay returns from Denver, Ogden and Salt Lake City.  The ore is found about fifty miles southeast of Price, not far from Tidwell's Bend, and south of Desert Switch on the Rio Grande Western some eight or ten miles.  The main ledge or vein, and which he thinks will probably carry the values, is a limestone formation fully two hundred feed wide and which may be traced for miles and miles across the country.  What work has heretofore been done in that vicinity, he says, has been offshoots or spurs of the mother vein.  Himself and associates are much enthused and they believe they have struck it rich.  There is no snow to speak of where he was and on their claims there are two springs of as fine water as ever flowed anywhere. 

Eastern Utah Advocate
February 23, 1905

Mining Clams Showing Values.

NEWS OF TOWN AND COUNTRY

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  Peter Frandsen of Castle Dale was a Sunday visitor in Price.  Several mining claims which himself and associates are working down below Desert Switch are showing up fine values in the precious metals, including copper and lead.

Eastern  Utah Advocate
February 25, 1909

Gold Reef and Platinum Mining Company is Incorporated.

OF A MORE OR LESS PERSONAL NATURE

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  Articles of incorporation of the Gold Reef and Platinum Mining Company of Price were filed with the Secretary of State last week.  The capital stock is placed at thirty thousand dollars, divided into 300,000 shares, valued at ten cents each, which is fully paid up by the taking over of twelve mining claims situated in Emery County.  Peter Frandsen, President, and Lars Frandsen, secretary and treasurer.  The other directors are Hyrum Frandsen, John Allred and R. W. Crockett.

Eastern Utah Advocate
December 17, 1908

Copper and Mineral Claims filed in Emery County Utah.

IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN UTAH

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  Since the first of the year mining location notices have been dropping into the county recorder's office quite regularly.  Peter Frandsen of Castle Dale and Lars and Hyrum Frandsen of Price have located twenty-five copper claims near Cottonwood Wash.  J. R. Roberts, Walter Ruit and G. B. Milner have filed on four copper claims in the old Summerville District and Ed Stewart, Susan K. Frandsen, Henry Empey and Mary Stewart have located mineral claims not far from the same locality. 

Eastern Utah Advocate
January 23, 1908

Cedar Mountain Claims.

THE MINING FEVER HITS

PRICE EARLY THIS YEAR

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  Ras Frandsen and R. Pace of Price have gone down to the Cedar Mountains to do some prospecting on a twelve foot ledge of ore recently located and about fifteen miles from where Peter Frandsen of Castle Dale has been working for several months with good prospects of making a mine, he thinks.  The Price men have several persons associated with them in a bunch of claims and after arriving there will ship out some of the mineral bearing stuff to a sampler at Salt Lake City and to Denver assayers. 

  Peter Frandsen recently shipped a car of ore from Desert Switch.  It went to Bingham Junction, where it is being put through the sampling works.  Twenty-two tons constituted the car load.  Peter Frandsen is now at Castle Dale, awaiting returns from the shipment.  All of the ores so far uncovered in that section carry values of copper, silver, lead and gold.

  There is some talk of the oil well near Lost Springs resuming work in the spring.

Eastern Utah Advocate
February 8, 1906
 

Fortunes near Woodside.

PRICE PEOPLE SEEKING
FORTUNES NEAR WOODSIDE
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  Lars Frandsen, R. Pace, Ed Stewart and Jack Whiting pulled out of Price last week for the Cedar Mountain country, where they expect to make a mine and a fortune along with it.  Supplies were taken along to keep several men at work for a considerable time.  The property gives assays of gold, silver, copper and lead and the claims are most encouraging as far as prospected.  They adjoin those of Peter Frandsen, the latter having recently shipped out a car of twenty-two tons to Salt Lake City, and which, it is claimed, it will pay to work.  The nearest shipping point is Desert Switch.

Eastern Utah Advocaate
Marach 1, 1906